There are numerous methods for converting color images to black and white, and some are more effective than others. In the tutorial below you’ll see how to achieve super high-quality results using multiple hue/saturation sliders in Photoshop.

Image editing expert Unmesh Dinda has a large following here on our website, and in the video below he demonstrates how to create highly customizable B&W conversions with virtually infinite control. It’s one of those rare sophisticated techniques that is easy to execute.

Dinda explains how to employ multiple hue/saturation sliders and layer masks to accomplish the task. He uses the top layer to remove all the colors from an image, and other layers to control luminosity.